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Lime (Tilia Europea), English name for linden or bass- 

 wood; now much planted as an avenue tree in the United 

 States. 



Lime (Citrus limetta) ; Florida, California, and the West 

 Indies. 



Limnanthes Douglasii, or marsh-flower; native of Cali- 

 fornia; cultivated in England for bees. 



Linden (Tilia Europea), or European basswood; famous 

 in Berlin and other places as a street tree; now popular in 

 the United States. 



Liquidambar Styraciflua, sweet gum ; very important, par- 

 ticularly south. 



Locust, which see (Robinia pseudacacia) ; now being 

 planted for its timber in Ohio and other States. See LOCUST. 



Logwood (Hcematoxylon Campechianum); the various 

 states bordering on the bay of Campeche; introduced into 

 Florida, Jamaica, West Indies, and South America. See 

 LOGWOOD. 



Loquat (Eriobotyra Japonica) ; sometimes wrongly named 

 Japan plum ; south ; valuable because it flowers very late. 



Lucern (Medicago sativa); the English name for the 

 Spanish alfalfa. 



Lupine (Lupinus perennis). 



Madrona (Arbutus Xalapensis), southwest. 



Magnolia (M. grandiflora and others) ; south. 



Malva (M. alcea). 



Mammoth red or peavine clover see CLOVER. 



Manzanita (Arctostaphylos) , California. 

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